Quotes from Ed Rendell

I've always sort of believed that the future takes care of itself.

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

Growing Greener doesn't produce money for farmland preservation or open space preservation.

I think Barack Obama has brought a new level of ethical standards to Washington. Has he changed some basic hard-knuckle politics? No. You need hard-knuckle politics to succeed.

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.

For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.

I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.

I have said consistently both in my papers and in my speeches - which you heard in the primary campaign - that I will continue to phase out the Capital Stock and Franchise tax.

I'm interested in giving business an opportunity by improving the tax environment to invest and grow with Pennsylvania, to expand and put more money in capital investment and creating jobs.

I think politics today is all about false choices: You can have a robust energy economy and a challenged environment, or a great environment and no economy. That's a false choice. You can do both.

Like working families all across the state, we must find a way to make government live within its means.

I am a fiscal conservative.

There are a tremendous amount of environmental issues that are on the table.

One of the things that people don't realize is that that natural beauty, those recreational forests, they have an economic development impact for the state as well.

I think a moratorium probably is legal, and we should probably for a short period of time impose a moratorium so that we don't permit any additional landfill permits for the time being, so we don't exacerbate the problem.

And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over.

I think national issues play into gubernatorial races less than, obviously, in Senate and Congressional races. Much less. They tend to be more decided by personality, leadership qualities and by state or local issues. They still have some effect, no question about it, but not as much as Senate and Congressional races.

George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip.

If you have spent any time with Barack Obama, you know he's a funny guy. He's a good guy. He knows sports.

Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.

And secondly, I would impose a significant state landfill tipping fee and use that tipping fee to fund the billion dollar bond issue that I want to create to produce the funds for all of the environmental challenges that we just went over.

Is regulation per se bad? Is better regulation bad? I think better regulation is good for the business community, and I think that's something we should get together on.

Look, natural gas, just like oil, is going to eventually go away. It's not renewable.